Bryce,

As I consider you a friend, I shall be as clear and blunt as I can. Stop this indecent hunt against my druids. It serves no point, besides alienating us from any association with the law enforcement you dream of being. You know full well that the mark on the dwarf is Mystran in origin. I have spoken with both Great Druids, and their actions are not heretical in any way. The dwarf died to the beholder thralls, was raised by a Mystran, and therefore in some way now wears her mark. They did not murder him, they did not violate his soul, or his person in any way.

To speak like the street child, I am. You are throwing shit at a wall, hoping something sticks. Come to me when you have actual concerns of heinous deeds. Otherwise, you will find that the hornets nest you are poking your hand into, has a rather vicious sting.

Act like a council member seeking to do right by the city, and I shall welcome you and treat you like a friend. Continue to baselessly attack my pack, and you will not like the outcome.

Adrienne Hawthorn

It seems I have arrived at the 11th hour. However, it would seem several members of this Council, do not understand the ways of the Wanderers of the Woods, and therefore see enemies where none are.

Greg has been appointed caretaker of the Hullack Forest, by being the Guardian of its Grove. He does not own it, it is not his, anymore than the Kings Forest is mine, or the Redwood being Soppi's. We are the custodians of the balance in each forest, the others as Great Druids, I as a squire to the Spirit of the Forest.

It is by our work that the wolves do not become too plentiful and thus begin stalking the roads, that there are still meat and animals to hunt. In the case of the Hullack Forest and the Curse of Tethgard, it is the burden of Greg to ensure that these slaad do not spill further into the forest, or begin spreading to other areas.

It is not that others are not allowed to travel into the Hullack Forest. It is to ensure the slaad eggs do not spread, for if they do, then I assure you, our country will soon be facing something far worse than an angry druid.

I hear from the Clerks, that in these files, you both demand that we as the Wildwalkers deal with the situation, but at the same time, wish to tell us how. Are any of you prepared to face the dangers of the Hullack Forest every day, to hinder the spread? To keep the werewolves and other monsters at bay? Greg is the best defense this country has against the darkness of the Hullack Forest, because few alive understand it, every single grass straw, as he does.

If you have something you wish me to ensure that he does, if some of you wish to accompany us in our battles, by all means raise your voice. If you have genuine concerns, let me hear them, and I shall see to it, as the voice of the druids on this council.

But just as we do not, or in the future at least, will not try and dictate how Eveningstar is best governed, the training methods of the Precepts, or will interfere in the enforcement of the laws in the city, do try and show a bit of respect towards those who maintain the world outside your safe city walls.

It is I and mine who patrol the roads, forests and meadows, keeping the foul at bay, keeping the world in balance, and ensuring you and the people have something to eat, or can travel to and from Eveningstar without being eaten by starved animals.

-Adrienne

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@SpiffyMeister said in Royal Decree: Lycanthropes:

Those found aiding or abetting Lycanthropes are to be named none citizen, losing their protections. Other charges may be applied at the discretion of the realm.

The Royal Herald

We have retconned the NPC responses in here, consider the above to have ALWAYS been what was written there.

Regarding fines, - that comes under "other charges" and would be decided by NPC's, if at all.

Right.

Here's what I know myself.

The storm was some Talassan ritual by Greg and Lucy. Since Talos is a god of chaos and destruction I wouldn't be surprised if it isn't aiding the creatures of chaos.

It needs to be ended.

Rewards need to be offered on these Tethgard items. I've never seen them myself and don't have a clue on where to find them but from the statues I saw in the ruins there's a falchion, some armour and some manner of headgear at least.

Bryce

As witnessed by Clark and Adrienne, Soppi has chosen to resign for her actions in preventing Lucy being brought to justice and names Adrienne her replacement for the Wildwalkers

Bryce

So I read this file and found Lucy mentioned as an ally, Actively enspelling this werewolf

I am surprised that there has not been a file started on this threat.

Reading the law book under the section on Arabellan Citizenship you see the following passage.

Creatures of evil such as Drow, Lycanthropes, Undead, and other monsters are to be killed on sight. Willful failure to kill, conspiracy with, and/or assisting creatures of evil and traitors of the Kingdom, will result in loss of citizenship. Those without citizenship, are not protected by any law.

Here is what I know:
• Vossler is a lycanthrope, a werewolf, and has attacked people.
• He leaves piles of meat near various villages, purportedly as a show of magnanimity, but I suspect ulterior motives from a black-hearted beast. I have cleaned up several piles of rotting meat.
• I have seen him walking the city of Arabel in human form with impunity.
• He relies heavily on imbibing potions before fighting.
• Tilverton has a bounty on his head and on the heads of anyone who offer him assistance.
• Vossler painted stag meat white in attempt to deceive the green dragon into attacking Councilor Dextar.
• The bardess Lucy is a close associate of Vossler. Their relationship is not fully known to me, but I overheard him tell her, “Songbird, ward my mind.” She is in violation of the law.
• The druid called Greg and another man called Sergei are also confidants of his. All in violation of the law.
• During a hunt for the reagents Master Jojen Taymont seeks alongside the Scarlets, Vossler showed up. Afterwards while explaining, we were asked by Taymont, “why would you work with a werewolf?”, to which I answered, “We were not working with him,” but Jack quickly added, “Do not answer for the Scarlets,” or something to that effect.
• Sir Tiatus and I discussed trapping Vossler somehow.

My colleagues, please add any other intelligence we have on Vossler to this file, and discuss what steps we must take to slay this beast, as he only grows stronger every day.

~Danny Steele

@Ruler said in Vossler the Werewolf:

It is best Lucy is unaware of what comes. She will be detained and brought to justice for assisting vossler in attacking one of our Dawnknights. To help this abomination is to be just as guilty as he is.

Light be with you,

-Sir Tiatus Thornwind, High Dawnknight of Eveningstar

It seems Tiatus was aware of this as well.

@SpiffyMeister said in Vossler the Werewolf:

Their royal majesties hereby authorize a bounty of 15,000 golden coins or a relic from their pristine vaults upon the man who slays this werewolf. All who have aided, and aid this creature, are to be exiled and live like the beasts they so cherish and love, their persons hunted and staked upon the road to the City's Eastern Gates for 5,000 gold bounties respectively, or a symbol of esteem from the Queen's hand.

The Royal Messenger Boy

And this comes from the Royal Family

So Soppi, Kindly explain why you attacked the Greywatch for trying to bring Lucy in for questioning.

Bryce

Asked a member of the Greywatch about this who wasn't Bryce... seems it has no offical backing from the Greywatch itself, which mean this could be the Black Dragon trying to stire up trouble... or possibly Bryce unable to let go of a issue and creating a climate likely to bring about street violence that I'm sure the Black Dragon would love.

So why don't we acturly focus on doing our duties instead of throwing daggers at each other?

Soppi of the Redwood

Nice use of quotes there.

-b clerk

Gura will be charged and punished for assualt.

Have him turn himself into the barracks or a bounty will be issued for his live capture

Bryce

The Precept Arcanum has been preparing to hunt the creature, we’ve already felled and collected samples from a Giant acid breathing Wyvern and have interest in the Hydra’s biology.

-Blood Dragon, Naresh Sabzvari

Incredible how far the Council attempts to stretch the truth to slander my name.

This is false and two separate incidents.
One day I was walking in the sewers, where I found a potion on the ground. It looked magical and as I enjoy experimenting, I drank the potion to learn more of its nature. Several weeks later I was informed this was blood by the council member Dextar. Who had been given not only several vials of blood from the vampires, but also a magical harp.

Quite some time later, I was roaming around the Hullack and a Gorgon turned me to stone. Dextar and a mysterious figure found me. They broke the Gorgon's spell and returned me to my normal state. I was not given anything from either of them.

-Jack

I asked Jack about this and recieved this.

Bryce

It is most curious that you came upon the prison, when Gondegal first claimed power it was said that the entire prison was leveled to the ground and from its remains the tower was rebuilt. There was no element of cells, magical creatures in cages, nor hints of War Wizards anywhere in the tower. In fact, the tower was a beautiful and elegant building. It is a shame House Mossmere failed to share this information, but perhaps they judged it too.. delicate.

Mrs Awana Dawn

Received

I am part of the council because I think the conversations and collaborations within the Council are important, even if they end up being rather ineffectual due to the constant infighting I have been witnessing. I am here to offer my advice and aid, but I make no mistake as to the limits of both my individual power and the collective power of the Council. We are limited in this sense, not totally ineffectual as a body but only as long as our decisions retain both popularity with the Majority and the Upper Councils.

Keeping the peace should be our first and foremost priority, and the first step would indeed be to stop fighting over all this and work it out like adults. Collaboration before conflict. It seems like this is a point as a group we are not so fond of, however, despite my best attempts. That does not mean I intend to give up, but I think too many in this Council are unwilling to compromise for the sake of their City in the face of greater threats arising from the desert.

The Greywatch don't need legitimacy. Frankly their position on this council confuses me, as their status as "Tolerated Vigilantes" strikes me as something done purposefully so the Powers that Be may write them off if their actions become too intolerable. Their relative free reign comes with advantages and disadvantages, and I trust that Bryce will come to see that in the coming days.

-Levi

I haven't properly met this bard myself, but she speaks well. Though that of course stands to reason.

-Councilor Grurec, son of Torunden

I'm not very storied about the South Horns, but Sir Nicholas did recount how it was the site of a great drowning of both revolutionaries and Purple Dragons. Perhaps more records of such?

-Concilor Grurec, son of Torunden

This will be the last time I remind you all to remain civil in regards to our discussions.

-Marshal Drakesbane